Rich Table of Contents

60 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

At 20,000 active installs and a popularity sub-score of 64, RTOC is a mid-tier plugin with a niche following rather than a mainstream choice.

Update Freshness

10/25

It was last updated on 2025-04-30 and is tested against WordPress 6.8.5, but the maintenance sub-score of 52 suggests the update cadence and code transparency are not best-in-class.

User Rating

12/15

A user rating score of 82 from only 17 ratings is positive, but the small sample size means the score carries limited statistical weight.

Support Health

8/15

The support health score sits at 50 because there are 0 total support threads and 0 resolved, indicating either a quiet user base or no active help forum presence.

WP Compatibility

11/15

A compatibility score of 75 reflects a broad WordPress version range (5.3.2+) and PHP 7.0 minimum, though PHP 7.0 is well past end-of-life and not ideal for modern hosts.

Scores higher than 8% of indexed plugins

About

RTOC is a table of contents generation plugin from Japan that allows anyone to easily create a table of contents. Equipped with the functions of the c …

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.1/5

Last Updated 2025-04-30 2:45am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.3.2+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

Requires PHP 7.0+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: April 9, 2025

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What It Does

Rich Table of Contents (RTOC) is a Japanese-developed WordPress plugin that auto-generates a table of contents for posts and pages based on heading tags. It inserts the TOC either inline or as a floating widget, with options for hierarchy depth, smooth scrolling, and visual styling. Beyond basic TOC generation, it includes a handful of content-related utilities that go a bit beyond what simpler alternatives offer.

Who It's For

RTOC suits writers of long-form Japanese or multilingual content, particularly documentation, how-to guides, and technical manuals where readers benefit from a persistent, easy-to-scan heading index. It is also a reasonable pick for site owners who want a Japanese-developed plugin with that specific styling and feature set. Smaller sites with only short posts will get little value from it.

Who Should Skip It

If you run an English-only site with simple needs, Easy Table of Contents (600,000 installs, score 86.58) will likely serve you better with broader community testing. Anyone uncomfortable with a plugin whose support threads sit at 0 resolved out of 0 total should also look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

RTOC delivers a competent table-of-contents experience with some extras, but its overall quality score of 63.45 trails the top alternatives by a wide margin. The biggest practical concerns are the very thin public support presence and the PHP 7.0 baseline, which feels dated in 2026. Try it if the feature set or Japanese-language documentation matches your needs, otherwise Easy Table of Contents is the safer bet.

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